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How the triple lock is being used to stoke intergenerational conflict

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Carole Easton
23 Jun 2022

This week, the government confirmed that it is looking to reinstate the triple lock guarantee on the state pension next April after its suspension for the 2022/23 tax year.

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New training increases support for older jobseekers in Greater Manchester

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Centre for Ageing Better
23 Jun 2022

Employment support advisors taking part in the training project felt they were better able to instil confidence in older jobseekers and support them to tackle internalised ageism as a result.

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The importance of upskilling employability workers and tailoring employment support for over 50s

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Elaine Smith
23 Jun 2022

The Upskilling employability workers project, a programme in Greater Manchester which trained employability workers in how to better support older jobseekers, was created to address the barriers to employability faced by older age groups.

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Old and invisible: The state pension age increase is pushing thousands into poverty

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Carole Easton
21 Jun 2022

A new report, commissioned by the Centre for Ageing Better, reveals the number of 65-year-olds living in absolute income poverty more than doubled in the two years after the process to increase the state pension age to 66 began

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Latest increase in state pension age led to income poverty rates among 65-year-olds more than doubling

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Centre for Ageing Better
20 Jun 2022

A report that we commissioned reveals nearly 100,000 more people have been pushed into poverty while waiting to collect their state pension.

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New figures show over 50s most in need of post-pandemic support to get back into work

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Centre for Ageing Better
14 Jun 2022

Over a quarter of a million more people aged 50-64 are economically inactive compared to pre-pandemic levels, fuelling the labour market participation crisis.

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Why we're putting the Age-friendly Movement at the heart of our new strategy

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Carole Easton
10 Jun 2022

Today we unveil our bold new strategy to help realise our vision of a society in which everyone can live a good later life.

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Ageing Better to deliver new campaign against age-based discrimination

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Centre for Ageing Better
10 Jun 2022

A bold new public campaign tackling the scourge of everyday ageism is heading up our new 2022-25 strategy.

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Latest research from others

Cancer and older people. A research collection and commentary on the theme
O'Hanlon, S., Age and Ageing
This article examines challenges and opportunities in caring for older adults with cancer worldwide.
Shifting representations of ageing in advertising, the media, and the creative industries
The Policy Institute
This report from the Sciences of Ageing and the Culture of Youth (SAACY) research programme explores how ageing is represented in the UK’s media and creative industries.
Too little, too late: Experiences of income adequacy in later life
Independent Age
This report examines income adequacy in later life in the UK.

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